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Tragopogon pratensis L.

Meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusTragopogonDerived from two Greek words tragos meaning “goat” and pogon meaning “beard,” suggested by its prominent, feathery hairs when in seed
SpeciespratensisFor ‘Martial’ Lamotte (born Simon Gabriel Lamotte), 1820-1883. (Thanks to David Hollombe for correcting the previously misattributed name.)

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Tragopogon lamottei Rouy

Tragopogon orientalis L.

Tragopogon pratensis L. ssp. orientalis (L.) Celak.

 

Tragopogon pratensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/10/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

7/18/2020 · Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine

Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, showy goat’s-beard, meadow goat’s-beard, s, meadow goat’s beard)

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

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